Cattle-tie



(Model.)

G. M. & L. BAKER.

GATTLE TIE.

No. 262,345. Patented A11g;.8, 1882.

WITNESSES JJVVENTOR JY.

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CATTLE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,345, dated August 8, 1882.

Application filed June 27, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that We, (JYRUS M. BAKER and LINOOLN BAKER, residents of Binghannin the county of Somerset, in the State of Maine, and citizens of the United States, have invented an Improved Cattle-Tie, of which the fo1low ing is a specification. v

The essentials of a good cattle-tie are that it shall be strong, durable, inexpensive, ofsimple construction, and easily put on or taken off from the animalis neck.

The drawing which forms part of this speci fication represents the invention in perspective.

Thebow A, ot'steel, is bent to theform shown in the drawing, having a loop-hinge, a,, upon one side and a loop-catch, b, upon the other side. The yoke B is made in the form of an elongated curved loop, as shown, or in the form of a curved flat plate punched at each end wh suitable openings, and one end ot' it is permanently inclosed within the hinge a. The other end of the yoke, after the bow is placed around the animalls neck and sprung inwardly, is brought over and under the catch b, where it is instantly and securely locked by the outward spring of the bow.

All the parts of this tie, considered separate- (Model.)

ly, have hitherto been used in cattle-ties; but the several parts, as described, have never hitherto been combined in one and the same tie. 4

The combined ring, chain, and swivel C (shown in the drawing) forn no part of this invention.

This cattle-tie is very quickly made by machinery, thus enabling it to be put upon the market in large quantities and at small cost.

We claim- The improved cattle-tie, consisting of the U-shaped bow A, of spring metal, having the closed eye a, formed upon one of its free ends and the catch b on the other, in combination with the slotted curved yoke B, which is hinged or pivoted to the closed eye and adapted to be engaged with the catch, suhstantiallyiu the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereot' we hereunto set our hands this 8th day ot' May, A. D. 1882.

GYRUS M. BAKER. LINOOLN BAKER.

Vitnesses:

AUsTIN DINsMoRE, L. C. ANDREWs. 

